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Falling concrete closed three tracks at Chicago Union Station on Wednesday.

TRAINS: David Lassen

CHICAGO — Falling concrete led to the shutdown of three tracks at Chicago Union Station on Wednesday, interfering with some morning commuter operations. Emergency repairs had two of the tracks reopened in time for the afternoon commute.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports tracks 2, 4, and 6 on the south concourse were closed in the morning because of the problem, leading to delays for some trains on Metra's BNSF, SouthWest Service, and Heritage Corridor lines. Repairs were complete by 4 p.m. for the afternoon commute.